On Tue 27, 12:44 +0100, Damien Challet wrote: Hi Damien thanks for your reply. > what gives acpi -T, or even better > > cat /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal ? a ~$ acpi -t Thermal 0: ok, 52.0 degrees C a ~$ cat /proc/acpi/ibm/thermal temperatures: 52 46 30 63 31 -128 29 -128 a ~$ cat /proc/acpi/ibm/fan status: enabled speed: 3673 level: auto